62: The Gay Gene: The Science of Being Gay (with Rowan Ellis)
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🗓️ 22 June 2020
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References and Further Reading
- https://www.britannica.com/topic/homosexuality
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22720828/
- https://science.sciencemag.org/content/268/5219/1841.long
- https://science.sciencemag.org/content/284/5414/571
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4771012/
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20150206-are-there-any-homosexual-animalshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20150206-are-there-any-homosexual-animals
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2004/07/homosexual-animals-debate/
- https://phys.org/news/2019-05-scientists-explore-evolution-animal-homosexuality.html
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02585-6
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sex/articles/results/handedness.shtml
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5325203/
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24332435-200-biologists-have-a-problem-with-homosexuality-they-should-get-over-it/
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532684-400-same-sex-attraction-isnt-an-evolutionary-paradox-heres-why/
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13674-evolution-myths-natural-selection-cannot-explain-homosexuality/
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26089486
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/massive-study-finds-no-single-genetic-cause-of-same-sex-sexual-behavior/
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/dawnstaceyennis/2019/08/30/the-gay-gene-is-a-myth-but-being-gay-is-natural-say-scientists/#1f32645b7fa7
- https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/linkage-between-dna-markers-x-chromosome-and-male-sexual-orientation-1993-dean-h-hamer-and
- https://www.nature.com/articles/ng1195-248
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg13918830-300-gene-hunters-sound-warning-over-gay-link/
- https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/epigenetic-influences-and-disease-895/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1392256/
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| 0:43.3 | Hello and welcome to the Sci Guys, a show where we talk about the crazy, weird, and wonderful stories from the science world. I'm Corey, and as always, I'm joined by my co-host, Jamp, and Luke Cutford, and this time special guest Rowan Ellis! |
| 0:49.3 | Yay! |
| 0:50.3 | Yay! Hey! Hi, hi, guys. |
| 1:01.0 | Hello. |
| 1:02.0 | This week we're talking about homosexual, homo sapiens. |
| 1:06.0 | Oh, the gays. |
| 1:08.0 | Yeah, the gays. |
| 1:09.0 | Just me. |
| 1:10.0 | Yeah. To put it bluntly, James. To put it bluntly, the gays. James, the gays. Just me. Yeah. To put it bluntly, James. |
| 1:11.6 | To put it bluntly, the gays. |
| 1:12.6 | James, the gay of the podcast. I am the gay of the podcast. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I can call them the gays. You can do what you want. I am the gays. All of them. I am all the gay. Every last one of them. assimilated. I am all of the Jedi. |
| 1:27.0 | Well, yeah, that's what we're talking about this week. |
| 1:28.6 | We're talking about this sign. |
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